Historical Collections Online
Search our Historical Collections Online, a sample of 10,000 artefacts from the National Museum of Ireland’s Historical, Military and Easter Week Collections, published as part of the Decade of Commemorations.
petition / Loyal National Repeal Association, 1844
Loyal National Repeal Association, printed petition 1844 of members of the Loyal National Repeal Association and others, addressed to Parliament against imprisonment of Daniel O'Connell and in favour of Repeal 1844. Printed black on white.
miniature / Anne Devlin The Faithful Servant of Robert Emmet
Miniature said to be of Anne Devlin. Painted on ivory. Written on the back in ink 'Anne Devlin done by John Keogh, Dublin, A.D. 1800. Oval. In brass oval frame which in turn is mounted in a gilt wooden frame. Painted inscription on the wooden frame: Anne Devlin The Faithful Servant of Robert Emmet.miniature / Anne Devlin The Faithful Servant of Robert Emmet
Frame for the miniature said to be of Anne Devlin. Painted on ivory. Written on the back in ink 'Anne Devlin done by John Keogh, Dublin, A.D. 1800. Oval. In brass oval frame which in turn is mounted in a gilt wooden frame. Painted inscription on the wooden frame: Anne Devlin The Faithful Servant...
poster / Centenary of O'Connell's Address to the People of Ireland
Poster, entitled 'Centenary of O'Connell's Address to the People of Ireland'. Issued to mark the centenary of O'Connell's birth, 1875. Appealing for collections to be made in Ireland and abroad to finance a memorial. By Order of the National Committee, presided over by Peter Paul MacSwiney, Lord...
commemorative medal / Charles Stewart Parnell, 1891
Charles Stewart Parnell medal, bronze, 1891. Obverse: head of Parnell. On a band around IRELAND'S ARMY OF INDEPENDENCE, 1891. Around outside, wreaths of ivy leaves and shamrocks. Reverse: THAT MY LOVE BE CONVEYED TO MY COLLEAGUES AND THE IRISH PEOPLE and RD 201505 and JOHNSON.
bust / Thomas Davis
Bust, head and shoulders, of Thomas Davis, of the Young Ireland Movement. Plaster. Inscribed 'Davis' on the pedestal. No artist's name.
commemorative handkerchief / 'Who Fears to Speak of '98?', 1898
Handkerchief printed in 1898 for Centenary of 1798. White silk with printed design containing views of New Ross, Wexford, Enniscorthy, the old Irish House of Parliament, portraits of Theobald Wolfe Tone, Henry Joy McCracken, Daniel O'Connell, Robert Emmet, and Lord Edward Fitzgerald; also inscribed...
badge / 1798 Commemoration, Wexford
1798 Commemorative pin, metal. Wexford Boro ’98 Association pin, circular, with a pike through the centre. Of the period of the 1898 centenary celebrations. Bronze. Obverse: circular disc of 2.5cm diameter with perforated hole 1.6cm in diameter slightly off centre and a pike head applied on the...
match box / Land League
Match box, 'The Land League Match'. Commemorating Charles Stewart Parnell and the Land League, by Patterson & Co., Dublin and Belfast, about 1885. Printed wrapper in red, blue and black showing: 1) Portrait of Charles Stewart Parnell with side whiskers. Above THE LAND LEAGUE below MATCH. 2) Scene...
match / Land League
Thirty five matches, from 'The Land League Match'. Commemorating Charles Stewart Parnell and the Land League, by Patterson & Co., Dublin and Belfast, about 1885. Printed wrapper in red, blue and black showing: 1) Portrait of Charles Stewart Parnell with side whiskers. Above THE LAND LEAGUE below...
medal die / Saving Life at Sea, 1923
Saving Life at Sea, medal by Albert Power, 1923. Steel die of obverse, cylindrical in intaglio. Description as 1945.103 (Obverse: in centre a circular panel - a ship sinking and a rowing boat manned and pulled by oars going to the rescue, set in a celtic cross shaped exterior with a double vertical...
medal die / Saving Life at Sea, 1923
Saving Life at Sea, medal by Albert Power, 1923. Steel replica of obverse, cut on cylinder in relief. Description as 1945.103 (Obverse: in centre a circular panel - a ship sinking and a rowing boat manned and pulled by oars going to the rescue, set in a celtic cross shaped exterior with a double...
medal die / Saving Life at Sea, 1923
Saving Life at Sea, medal by Albert Power, 1923. Steel die of reverse, cylindrical in intaglio. Description as 1945.103(Reverse: a cirular wreath of laurel tied with ribbon at the bottom. Interlacing in the angles. Above UACHTARÁN SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN DO BHRONN. Signed at bottom. Signed on the bottom...
medal die / Saving Life at Sea, 1923
Saving Life at Sea, medal by Albert Power, 1923. Steel replica of reverse, cylindrical in relief. Description as 1945.103 (Reverse: a cirular wreath of laurel tied with ribbon at the bottom. Interlacing in the angles. Above UACHTARÁN SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN DO BHRONN. Signed at bottom. Signed on the...
medal die / Saving Life at Sea, 1923
Saving Life at Sea, medal by Albert Power, 1923. Steel die of bar attached to medal. Cylindrical cut in intaglio. Description as 1945.103 (the bar with a harp within a small panel enamelled in pale blue with two horizontal sprays of oak.)
medal die / Saving Life at Sea, 1923
Saving Life at Sea, medal by Albert Power, 1923. Replica in steel of bar attached to medal. Cut in relief on steel cylinder.
coatee / 1782 Club, Daly, 1845-6
Coatee or jacket of the 1782 Club. Green cloth with dark green velvet collar and cuffs. Six gilt buttons down the front with '1782', and silver shamrocks embroidered on the collar, cuffs and pocket flaps on tails. Worn by John or William Daly, Dublin, 1845 - 1846.
trousers / 1782 Club, Daly, 1845-6
Uniform trousers of the 1782 Club. Long trousers: green with gold stripes. Leather foot straps with brass button closure. Worn by John or William Daly, 1845 - 1846.
cap / 1782 Club, Daly, 1845-6
1782 Club uniform cap or hat, green with black peak. Worn by John or William Daly, Dublin, 1845 - 1846.